[filmscanners] RE: Minolta Dimage Elite II

["Dominik Kacprzak" <dominik@arsdigita.com>]

Hi Ralf,

do you have any suggestions for how to test this issue?  I've just got my
Elite II delivered.  I wonder how US version compares with what you got.

- Dominik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Ralf Schmode
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 3:57 PM
> To: dominik@arsdigita.com
> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Minolta Dimage Elite II
>
>
> Tomek Zakrzewski schrieb:
>
> > Hi list,
> > Are there any people with experience on Minolta Dimage Scan Eilte II? I
> > wasn't able to find any online review of this scanner.
>
> Hi, Tomek,
>
> yes, me. I had to return *two* units due to intolerable shadow banding
> (see http://schmode.net/banding.jpg and
> http://schmode.net/banding_new_unit.jpg). And I know of at least two
> buyers who have experienced the same problems. I have yet to meet a Scan
> Elite II owner whose unit works properly. And, the Minolta staff did not
> react in any way to several e-mails and a letter I sent on that issue.
>
> My perception is that the Elite II has a widespread flaw in the series
> which the Minolta staff know about but want to keep it a secret. I
> strongly recommend not to buy the Elite II unless you can return it
> because the likeliness to get a defective unit seems to be high.
>
> I wrote about the banding issue earlier, so you may want to check the
> list archive on that.
>
> Best regards -
>
> Ralf
>
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